Angie Thomas

New York Times bestselling author Angie Thomas writes because she knows what it means to be bullied and voiceless. If she has anything to do with it, the next generation will be able to find themselves in her stories, regardless of demographic background. Her first three books – The Hate U Give, On the Come Up and Concrete Rose – all landed spots on the New York Times best-seller list with the first spending more than three years on the coveted catalog. Her latest work, Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy, is the first in a series aimed at young readers as well as Angie’s first foray into the fantasy genre. Thomas is the recipient of the William C. Morris Award (2018) and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize (2018), and is the inaugural winner of the Walter Dean Myers Grant, awarded by We Need Diverse Books.

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